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Sep 2024

51m 7s

How to Make the Ikea Antilop High Chair ...

About this episode

#464: The $20 Ikea Antilop high chair is ubiquitous and universally loved for its low price…but it’s not a safe seat for your baby to eat. Yeah Baby Goods co-founder Katie Kruithof is here to talk about how to make this high chair safer for baby-led weaning.

Listen to this episode to learn:

Why the Ikea Antilop high chair is unsafe as it is sold…and how to fix that
Why Katie and her husband Brent started Yeah Baby Goods…and what businesses they ran before that
How their high chair footrest has evolved since its inception…and why it’s better than the knockoffs

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/464

Links from this episode:

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

Other Episodes Related to this Topic

Episode 431 - Why Your Baby’s High Chair Needs a Footrest
Episode 492 - How to Choose a Safe Seat for Your Baby to Eat with Kirsti Vandraas

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